academia
noun
ac·a·de·mia
ˌa-kə-ˈdē-mē-ə 
: the life, community, or world of teachers, schools, and education : academe
scientists in industry and academia
a career in academia
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She found the business world very different from academia.
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Days after Kirk's assassination on the campus of Utah Valley University, Tomesh took to Facebook to slam academia for its response to the murder.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
In academia, Soyinka has held professorial and visiting positions at universities around the world.
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Welcome to Ask a Professor, our series that offers an insider’s view of life in academia.
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The prolific author, best known for Girl Dinner and dark academia sensation The Atlas Six, is releasing her latest book, Dreamland, next year.
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Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
In academia, Soyinka has held professorial and visiting positions at universities around the world.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Welcome to Ask a Professor, our series that offers an insider’s view of life in academia.
—JSTOR Daily, 28 Oct. 2025
The prolific author, best known for Girl Dinner and dark academia sensation The Atlas Six, is releasing her latest book, Dreamland, next year.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for academia
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“Academia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/academia. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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